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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I am teaching a year 10 Games programming
unit next year for the first time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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Maker or are the inline tutorials sufficient?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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edugames-bounces@edulists.com.au [mailto:edugames-bounces@edulists.com.au] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Jo McLeay<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, 10 September 2009
10:11 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> jo<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> yr11it; giftedandtalented;
itapps@edulists.com.au; sofdev; yr7-10it; elearning; vet-it@edulists.com.au;
primaryit@edulists.com.au; vet-mm@edulists.com.au; edugames<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [edugames] Exciting <st1:place
w:st="on">Opportunity</st1:place> to Learn Game Maker</span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>Dear edulists subscribers,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>Just a reminder for this fantastic opportunity for ALL teachers.
For teachers working with Primary aged students the Professional Learning
event on </span></font><span id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1042"><span class=object><font
color=darkblue><span style='color:darkblue'>September 15th, 2009</span></span></font></span><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>. There is also a similar event for
Secondary teachers on the 17th </span></font><span id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1043"><span
class=object><font color=darkblue><span style='color:darkblue'>September</span></span></font></span><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>. For more information go to <span
class=object><a href="http://www.vitta.org.au/trainingevents" target="_blank"><span
id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1044"><font color=darkblue><span style='color:darkblue'>http://www.vitta.org.au/trainingevents</span></font></a> Get
in quick</span></span><br>
<br>
Apologies for the cross posting.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>GameMaker for Primary Teachers</span></font></b></strong><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> <strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">15th
</font></b><span id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1045"></strong></span></font><span
class=object><b><font color=darkblue><span style='color:darkblue;font-weight:
bold'>September</span></span></font></b></span><strong><b><font color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='color:black'> (9.30 to 3.30 pm) and Game
Maker for Secondary Teachers (17th September 9.30 to 3.30 pm)</span></font></b></strong><font
color=black><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>The <span class=object><a
href="http://www.progawards.vitta.org.au/" target="_blank"><span
id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1046"><font color=darkblue><span style='color:darkblue'>Programming
Awards Competition</span></font></a></span></span> is coming up (entries close
on 16</span></font><sup><font size=2 color=black><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:black'>th</span></font></sup><font color=black><span style='color:black'>
</span></font><span id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1047"><span class=object><font
color=darkblue><span style='color:darkblue'>October</span></span></font></span><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>). How can you gain confidence in
programming skills, graphics, music and creating engaging gameplay, to help
your students (and you) showcase your talents?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>VITTA and Tony Forster present a practical day of learning with
some of your students where you will explore Game Maker in order to learn,
inspire and engage. Game Maker is a program that allows you to make exciting
computer games, without the need to write a single line of code. Making games
with Game Maker is a lot of fun and allows you to create professional looking
games within very little time.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'>Game Maker's simple drag and drop interface is friendly
enough to use with as young as Year 3, but through its powerful scripting
language, it is suitable right up to Year 12 and beyond. With Game Maker you
can easily create games such as top view, platform games, first person
shooters, 3D and networked multiplayer games. It is a fully fledged programming
language capable of non game applications such as physics simulations and
databases. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>New</span></font></b></strong><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>: a category for teacher entries in the <span
class=object><a href="http://www.progawards.vitta.org.au/" target="_blank"><span
id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1048"><font color=darkblue><span style='color:darkblue'>Programming
Awards</span></font></a></span></span>! Now you can have a go as well.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Dates</span></font></b></strong><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>: </span></font><span
id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1049"><span class=object><font color=darkblue><span
style='color:darkblue'>Tuesday</span></span></font></span><font color=black><span
style='color:black'> 15</span></font><sup><font size=2 color=black><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;color:black'>th</span></font></sup><font color=black><span
style='color:black'> </span></font><span id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1050"><span
class=object><font color=darkblue><span style='color:darkblue'>September</span></span></font></span><font
color=black><span style='color:black'> 2009 (Primary) and 17th </span></font><span
id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1051"><span class=object><font color=darkblue><span
style='color:darkblue'>September</span></span></font></span><font color=black><span
style='color:black'> 2009 (Secondary)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Time</span></font></b></strong><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>: 9.30 am to 3.30 pm<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Venue</span></font></b></strong><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>: Forest Hill Centre for Digital
Excellence<br>
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">198 Mahoneys Rd</st1:address></st1:Street><br>
Burwood East VIC 3151<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
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<strong><b><font face="Times New Roman">Presenter: </font></b></strong><span
class=object><a href="http://tonyforster.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span
id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1052"><strong><b><font color=darkblue face="Times New Roman"><span
style='color:darkblue'>Tony Forster</span></font></b></strong></a></span></span><strong><b><font
face="Times New Roman">.</font></b></strong> Tony has been providing
workshops in Game Maker for VITTA for many years and has expertise in using
Game Maker across the curriculum.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><strong><b><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Cost</span></font></b></strong><font
color=black><span style='color:black'>: Members: $150.00 Non Members $185.00<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;
color:black'><br>
Lunch and light refreshments will be provided<br>
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-- <br>
Jo McLeay<br>
VITTA Professional Learning Officer<br>
T: +61 3 9495 6836<br>
F: +61 3 9495 6834<br>
M: +61 (0) 402 087 017<br>
E: </span></font><span class=object><font color=darkblue><span
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Slide to Open ~ digital learning<br>
VITTA Conference 2009<br>
</span></font><span class=object><font color=darkblue><span style='color:darkblue'><span
id="OBJ_PREFIX_DWT1055">Mon</span></span></font></span><font color=black><span
style='color:black'> Nov 23 - Wed Nov 25<br>
Grandstand Flemington Racecourse<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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